What does formerly mean?
Formerly means at some time in the past.
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/ˈfɔɹmɚli/ · adverb
at some time in the past.
Xenia Robertson, formerly known as Xenia Isaamov, is from Ukraine.
This ranch was formerly owned by slaveholders.
Use formerly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Formerly means at some time in the past.
Common synonyms include afore, aforehand, already, antecedently.
Possible antonyms include currently, subsequently.
Xenia Robertson, formerly known as Xenia Isaamov, is from Ukraine.
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